how old do cichlids have to be in order to mate??????

Question

i wanna get firemouths to mate,i also wanna buy other cichlids, except convicts,so that i can see lil fish swimming around any idea on wat cichlids i should get and that will mate any time fromfiver months and less than a year?

i have a 5o gallon tank and have rite now 2oscars and 1 jack i plann to get other cichlids

Answer 1

http://www.wetpetz.com/cichlids.htm
Is a good site of the breeding requirements of many diffenent types

Firemouths reach maturity at about one year

Answer 2

Try some of the species from the family AEQUIDENS or commonly called ACARAS. Blue acaras are a good start. They are easy to sex at a young age and I have seen babies spawn together. They don't grow too big and aren't overly aggressive. Males grow larger have more blue lines in there face and longer top and bottom fins. Females are smaller and when ready to spawn are very dark all over. These will be compatible with your firemouths however it is difficult to breed cichlids and raise babies when they are mixed together, especially when oscars are involved.
Other easier to breed cichlids that aren't too aggressive are things like electric yellows, peacocks, electric blues and other African mouth brooders. Stear clear of any of the PSEUDOTROPHEUS family as they are usually super aggro (males)fish. Mouth brooders all look like females when young and normally breed in colonies.

Answer 3

Well considering there are over 3000 different cichlid species, it would be tough to answer that generally.

But with good feeding, regular water changes, you should be able to get firemouths to mate and reproduce in 6 to 9 months.

the bigger the end result of the cichlid the more time it takes to mature.

Answer 4

bumble bees cichlids mate well but you need two tanks (mom and dad will eat them)cichliids will kill anything smaller then there size ..so make shore you put babys in smaller tank untill they get big , what size tank do you have and how many fish do you have? erin

Answer 5

well i started out with the electric yellow(not sure of fish name) but it's the all yellow with black spine ...well i started with two...now i bring fish to the fish store..about every 35 days...they breed like crazy....i have about 30 in my tank right now...the female holds the eggs in her mouth untill they are ready to let go...as soon as one is done i see another with a full mouth....be careful...they have babies every 18/26 days.....

Answer 6

most cichlids wont breed well if there are other fishes in the tank.

they dont usually get big, b4 they breed.

Answer 7

A few months

Answer 8

depends on species

Answer 9

i dont know